Dubai bows to Pakistan TV censorship

Sunday 18 November 2007 03.26 EST
First published on Sunday 18 November 2007 03.26 EST

When two of Pakistan's leading private television networks were ordered off the air during emergency rule they went on broadcasting via their offices in the United Arab Emirates. But Geo TV and ARY One World have now been shut down on the orders of Dubai media city. According to the geo tv website, the closure came after personal pressure from President Pervez Musharraf.

Here's the reasoning of the director general of Dubai's media council, Ibrahim Al Abed: the censorship is an example of the UAE's "neutrality" and to its commitment to international law, and to peace and stability in the region. (Via ArabianBusiness.com)